Transportation Problems and Policies in the Trans-Missouri WestJack R. Davidson, Howard W. Ottoson "The fifteen papers comprising this volume examine the economic aspects of the transportation of agricultural and manufactured products both out of and into the seventeen western states, with particular attention to the effects on interregional competition and on the states' development. While the transportation of agricultural products and inputs is a central concern throughout the book, the topics covered of necessity range over the entire spectrum of transportation issues"--Jacket excerpt. |
Contents
Historical Background of Transportation in the TransMissouri West | 3 |
Coming Challenges in Integrating Theory and Research in Transportation | 23 |
Current Problems of Transportation in the TransMissouri West | 35 |
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